Study on the quality of life and its influential factors among HIV positive population.

To study the quality of life and its influential factors among HIV positive population. Quality of life was evaluated among 2608 HIV positive population by WHOQOL (Chinese Version) to calculate the total and four domains' scores of quality of life. Multiple linear regression model was used to a...

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Published inZhōnghuá liúxíngbìng zázhì Vol. 31; no. 3; p. 277
Main Authors Ge, Zeng, Shan, Duo, Wang, Lu, Gao, Xing, Ding, Guo-wei, Zhou, Jian-ping, He, Wen-sheng, Peng, Zhi-hang
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.03.2010
Subjects
Adult
China
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
HIV Infections - psychology
Humans
Linear Models
Male
Middle Aged
Quality of Life
Rural Population
Surveys and Questionnaires
China
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Summary:To study the quality of life and its influential factors among HIV positive population. Quality of life was evaluated among 2608 HIV positive population by WHOQOL (Chinese Version) to calculate the total and four domains' scores of quality of life. Multiple linear regression model was used to analyze the relationship between the factors and the scores of the four domains and the total score of quality of life. Physical, psychological, social, environmental and the total scores of the HIV positive population were 12.96 +/- 1.94, 11.79 +/- 1.19, 13.79 +/- 2.44, 12.40 +/- 1.93 and 51.02 +/- 6.03, respectively. Females had a higher scores than males in the four domains and the total score of quality of life. Through a multiple linear regression model, we found that the influential factors would include gender, age, occupation, family conflict and appetite etc. People living with HIV had higher scores in social domain, but lower scores in psychological domain, suggesting that psychological intervention should be s
ISSN:0254-6450